Ever since he can remember, Robin, son of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman. He must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin's destiny is changed in one stroke: He falls ill and loses the use of his legs. Fearing a plague, his servants abandon him a[...]

Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this "Who Was...? "biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success of[...]

Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scien[...]

Developed from the authors, combined total of 50 years undergraduate and graduate teaching experience, this book presents the finite element method formulated as a general-purpose numerical procedure for solving engineering problems governed by partial differential equations. Focusing on the formul[...]

Developed by The Coalition of Essential Schools, one of the nation's leading school reform networks, "The Essential Guide to Successful School Transformation" provides a comprehensive, principle-based approach for redesigning public schools and creating new schools that enable all students to achiev[...]

"Master CS4's new features to increase productivity; use Illustrator for the web as well as for print ; preview color separations inside Illustrator CS4 ; the book you need to succeed." -- Cover, p.1.[...]